Gasoline strainer and lint catcher



Nov. 6, 1928. 1,690,207

F. c. REED GASOLINE STRAINER AND LINT CATCHER Filed May 1927 INVENTORflvAvlr C- P r ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 6, 1928.

UNITED STATES rm]: 0. Minn, or

GASOLINE .STRAINER- Application filcdMay 9,"

My invention. relates to improvements in gasoline strainers and lintcatchers and it consists in the combinations, constructions andarrangements hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of my invention'is to provide a gasoline strainer and lintcatcher which is removably mounted on the feed pipe from a gasoline tankand which not only has means for straining all of the gasoline as itpasses into the feed pipe but also has novel means for coveringa widearea adjacent to the feed pipe inlet, this area being serrated or jaggedfor providing prongs or small I5. projections which will catch lintfloating in the gasoline as the gasoline surges back and forth past thedevice. This swinging is due to the fact that the tank is carried by anautomobile or truck, which is moving over uneven ground. In this way thelint is prevented from cloggingthe feed pipe and also from entirelycovering the strainer.

Moreover, it provides a positive means for catching and retainingfloating lint, which cannot be done with the usual type of strainer. i

A further'object of .my invention is to provide a device of thetypedescribed which is extremely simple in construction and which is durableand efficient for the purpose intended. a

Other objectsand advantages will appear in the following specificationand'the novel featuresof my invention will be particular- 1y pointed;outin the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accom .panying drawing forming a partof this applicatiomin which -Figure 1 is a vertical section through thedevice showing it operatively applied to' a gasoline feed pipe; V g VFigure 2 isa top plan view of the device;

and Figure 3 is a side elevation partially in section showing a modifiedform of the device.

In carrying out my invention I provide a cup-shaped strainer 1,preferably made of a screen having a fine mesh and. I mount thisstrainer upon a disc'2 and secure it thereto by solder or any othersuitable fastening means. The surface'of the disc 2 is provided with anumber of openings 3 and these openings are formed by forcing asmalltool through the disc, this tool striking up a jagged edge whichsurrounds the "opening.

PATENT oF rcr.

NEHAIEM, OREGON.

AND LINT CATCHER.

1927; Serial No. 190,008.

It is the jagged edges around each of the openings which forms the meansfor catch- ;ing lint floating in the gasoline. tank 4;. It

is well known that the gasoline will surge back and forth in the tank asthe automobile or truck travels over the uneven roadbed and thisswishing of the fluid through the openings 3 causes the floating lint tobecome impinged upon the jagged edges 5 of the openings 3. This lint isprevented from gaining access to the feed pipe 6 and is also preventedfrom clogging up the screen, or strainer 1.

The means for securing the device to the feed pipe 6 comprises a sleeve7 which is bellshaped or conical-shaped, as shown in Figure 1 and whichhas slots 8 extending partially throughout its length for giving thesleeve a springy action, which will cause itto frictionally engage withthe feed pipe 6 and thus be securely held in place;

Thedisc 2 is preferably disposed aslight I distance above the bottom ofthe tank 4 so as to catch the lint congregating around the feed pipe. I-provide ears for the disc 2 and these cars permit the disc to be graspedas it is applied to the feed pipe 6 orfinoved therefrom.

From the foregoing description of the from. The disc 2 in reality actsas an aid for the screen 1 in that it catches agreat portion of thelintwhich would otherwise find its way to the; screen, or if the screen werenot provided, to the entrance of the feed pipe 6. The disc thereforeprevents the screen from becoming clogged, and thus In Figure 3 I show amodified formof the V it will be seen that the device assures acondevice which is identical to. the form already W described, with theexception that'th'esleeve 10 is threaded internally at 11 andis adaptedto be screwed upon afeed pipe 12. This form of the device provides amore positive connection between the strainer and the feed pipe.- In allother respects the device func tions exactly the same as the formalready described, and therefore needs no further comment. V

prising a screen for covering the inlet opening of a feed pipe, aperforated disc secured to said screen, the edges of the perfm'ationsbeing jagged and a sleeve carried by said disc for securing the deviceto a gasoline feed pipe.

4. A device of the type described comprising a member having jaggedportions for catching and retaining foreign substance floating in agasoline tank, and a strainer 'arricd by said member.

FRANK C. REED.

